DUBLIN, Saturday, November 18, 2023 (WAFA) – Massive crowds marched today through the streets of central Dublin in solidarity with the Palestinian people, calling for an immediate ceasefire that wound end the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.

The protest commenced at the Garden of Remembrance and marched across the River Liffey, with demonstrators chanting: “In our thousands in our millions, we are all Palestinians”, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, and: “Ceasefire now”. Protesters demanded the expulsion of the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland.

The demonstration was organized by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and saw members of People Before Profit, the Labour Party, the Social Democrats, and Sinn Féin take part.

Political parties, trade unions, students and community groups from across the country were among those who took part in the protest.

The organizers said the aim of the demonstration was "to show the Irish Government the depth and breadth of support that exists for Palestinian freedom in Irish society and to push them to act accordingly".

The protesters called for an immediate ceasefire and end to all Israeli attacks in Gaza and the West Bank, the immediate lifting of the siege of Gaza including allowing humanitarian aid into the war-hit enclave.

The demonstration stopped for a time outside the Department of Foreign Affairs on St Stephen's Green as it made its way around the capital.

Many of the participants in the march staged a sit-down protest on the road outside.

In Belfast, meanwhile, thousands of people also took part in a pro-Palestine protest. They marched from Writers Square to the offices of Northern Secretary Chris Heaton Harris in the city centre.

The rally heard demands for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Demonstrators carried clotheslines hung with baby clothes to signify the children who died in the conflict.

The rally and march lasted for around two hours. It was also organized by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

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